Broilers



May 22, 1956 M. E. LANG 2,746,378

BROILERS Filed Sept. 26, 1952 IN V EN TOR.

United Sie@ C 2,746,378' Y t nRoILERs Maxwell Eichhorn `Lang, New York,N. Y. t f Application september 26,1952', smal No. $111,680

1 claim. (c1. 99-447) This invention rel-ates to broilers and moreparticularly to the type generally used out of doors.

` The object of the invention is to provide a broiler which is easilytransportable with other paraphernalia for an outdoor picnic and which,when so used, or otherwise, is safe from self-ignition. For this purposethe invention contemplates a self-contained unit having a container orhousing with shelves upon which a top grid, a charcoal pan and a flamequenching unit are adapted to be placed between the pan and the grid,each being separable from and insertable into said container or housing.

The broiler of my invention consists of a container or `housing having arear wall, side walls, and a cross wall,

with an open top, open front and open bottom, a grid adapted to besupported by said container, a pan containing charcoal or the like withair circulation openings, and a unit disposed between the pan and grid,said unit consisting of a skeleton supporting frame and a screenofsuitable mesh to prevent a llame from passing therethrough. Preferably,said unit consists of a skeleton frame to form an interior space,`covered by the screen, which screen is arranged in vertically spacedhorizontal layers, so thatrif any fat from the `grid or the objectthereon being broiled, drops upon the upper layer it will pass throughthe meshes and if then dropped upon the lower surface will burn itselfout, the llame being prevented by said mesh from passing through theupper layer. Thereby there is avoided any llame formation on the upperlayer which might set the grid, and more particularly the objectthereon, on fire and either create a hazard or destroy the provisionsbeing broiled.

2,746,378 Patented Maty` 22, 1956 2 through,` andacts `upon `the productbeing, broiled. Any drop. of fat or4 oil 35 passing` through the -upperlayer ofthe unit,4 entersbetween theupper and lower layers of the unit,and ifv ignited, its flames 3 5 cannot pass through the upper layer,-and' are confined. v

The structure ofthe embodiment shown consists of two i p side walls and:11A. 4At th'enner sidefof each side wall,

The invention will be further described hereinafter, an

embodiment shown in the drawings, and the invention will be finallypointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 isa vertical transverse section taken `on lme Fig. 3 is avertical longitudinal section taken on line 3--3 of Fig. l; and p Fig. 4is a diagrammatic fragmentary section to indicate the operation of theflame action.

Similar characters ofreferenceindicate corresponding i side walls 10 and11, and supported thereby. Spaced above the bottom pan 39 and below thetop grid 38, is a separate unit 25, which can be readily inserted orremoved from the broiler.

The products to be broiled are placed on the grid 38, the charcoal 32 inthe bottomrpan 39 ignited, and with the unit 25 placed in position, thebroiling is carried out.`

The ames 33 of the charcoal 32 rise and beat against the lower side ofthe unit, and the. heat passes therep attached to the lower edges ofsaid parallel walls, a removable metallic fuel pan having a perforatedtop plate inwardly extendingangesl areprovided, flanges 1'2 and 13 forthe charcoalpan 39and`anges 16 and v1'7 for the unit 25. The top of theside' walls Ill and' 1I are bent over as shown at 14 and 15. In theembodiment shown, the anges 12 and 13 are bent inwardly from the sidewalls, and the anges 16 and 17, of angle shape, have one web 16a, 17a,welded or otherwise secured to the inner surface of the side walls.

` The flanges 12 and `13 act as guide rails for the bottom pan 39 whichconsists of a bottom 18 with perforations 20 for the passage of air,leaving intervening bars 19, and this bottom has side walls 22, and 21,so as to act as a charcoal pan to hold the ignited charcoal. It may bereadily inserted or removed.

- The grid 38 consists of longitudinal bars 36 spaced apart andtransverse bars 37 also spaced apart, though of a less distance. At theintersections, the bars are secured together by `welding or the like. Itmay be a separate member convenient for cleaning and for transportation,or it may be secured to the top rof the side walls.

The unit 25 consists of horizontal, but vertically spaced bars 27,surrounded by horizontal, but horizontally spaced bars 26, the latter inunending continuous flattened` loop form. These are secured together attheir intersecting point by Welding or the like. Entirely surroundingthis cake or 'skeleton of spaced bars, is a iine meshed screen28preferably of 28" (28 strands to the inch in both directions) mesh, thesheet material used for this purpose has its ends fastened together, toform a complete coverage `over the cage or skeleton. Separate top andbottom sheets could be used.

The two layers of copper mesh are separated by a space of about l to 2inches. The copper mesh being a goed conductor of heat dissipates theheat, and prevents heat of a high temperature from igniting gases orcombustible 4substances on the other side of the layer. The air beitween the layers extinguishes any ames between the layers.`

The skeleton may be constructed in a different manner,

as it is purely a stiifener to hold the screens to keep the screens fromsagging when heated. The screen unit may vbe used independently of thehousing shown, as for instance in the regular oven, as a guard againstthe product being roasted from catching fire.

. 'This unit 25 is seated on the guiderails v16 and 17, and

may be slid into place or as readily withdrawn from the box-likecontainer formed of the walls 10 and 11, and

'back wall 10a (Fig. 3). i

I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to theexact details `of construction shown and described, for obviousmodcationswill occur to a person skilled in the art.

I claim: p

` In a broiler, in combination: a metallic housing including threevertical walls with two of said walls parallel and spaced from eachother by said third wall, a grid substantially horizontally supported bythe upper edges of Vsaid walls, a pair of first guide rails extendingalong and supported by said rst guide rails within said walls`substantially at the bottom of said housing, a pair of second guiderails attached toy said parallel walls in substantial parallelism withand above said first guide rails, anda llame prevention unit removablysupported by said second guide rails in said housing between said gridand said fuel pan, said flame prevention unit including a skeletonconsisting of a plurality of rst metallic bars in two parallel layersand spaced by a plurality of second metallic bars forming spacedconvolutions around said irst metallic bars and securely attached tosaidy iirst bars at the intersections therewith, and a layer of ne meshscreen enveloping said skeleton to form a self-contained unit witha'space between the `two parallel layers of said screen, whereby whenthe fuel in `said fuel pan is ignited, the ames extending throughsaidrperforated top plate of said fuel pan are conned between saidparallel layers of said screen surrounding said skeleton.

4 References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATESPATENTS GreatBritain Sept. 28, 1933

